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MIDSOMMERLori Ann Reinhall - Judge__________________________

Under my pillowSeven flowers picked at nightMidsommer dreaming

Rebecca AnspachSaint Paul, MN

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Midsummer night fireRings out the dance in us allBewitching our souls.

Lana Christopher RankinCaldwell, ID

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Dance around and singA silly little frog songCelebrate the sun.

Hannah SpragueMounds View, MN

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The sun never sets Bonfires light the beaches Solstice of Norway Natalie Olsen

My fires defy A shield against all darkness Lo! Too bright to sleep Susie Helms-Woodall Roswell, GA

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Midsommer, SF Is never hot weather here ‘Tis clouds and foggy!

Mrs. Adrian Anderson King

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Celebrate solstice In true Norwegian style Bonfire party Norman Dalthorp Seattle, WA

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Spring into summer With bonfires, eats, and best friends Let’s do it again

Dick Kellor Chaska, MN

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Bonfires light the sky Winter darkness disappears It’s Midsommer’s Eve!

Mary Olson Schlink Honolulu, HI

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Creeping up to bed Where is my eyeshade sleep mask? Dat sun just don’t quit Judy Bjorndal Austin, MN

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Mosquitos biting Swimming dancing yachting all Saint Hans aften fire

Gill Holland Davidson, NC

__________________________ Midsommer in June Herring and boiled potatoes Full days and short nights Rae Hood Acton, CA

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Sniffs to the high sun Here come the pagans, he barks Sven’s guard is a dog

Doug Mattson Albuquerque, NM

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Hei Sankthansaften Bonfires spark the countryside New life, midtsommer

Siri Lise Doub Owings Mills, MD

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Mid Sommer day fun Dancing around the may pole Smiles from young and old Gladys Johnson Richf ield, MN

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Warm and wet summer Cardinals red with love watched Rich felicity. John Powers__________________________

Celebrating life. Dance, eat, spend time around, with Pleasant, Nordic friends.

Rachel Blomquist__________________________

Herring, potatoes with cold cucumber salad, we dine with the gods.

Noel Julnes-Dehner Cincinnati, OH

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The sun brightly shines The clear water rushes by Sunset on the fjords

Jacob Doub__________________________

The scarlet button On the white dress twirling A Misommer dance

Virginie Olson__________________________

It is bittersweet The joy of the longest day Darkness is coming.

Virginia Sattler-Reimer Saint Paul, MN

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A chance for Spring hikes Nature brings a grin on quick Never sad outside

Amanda Pommerening Brainerd, MN

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June twentieth, aaah! Withstood so much cold and dark. Days now get shorter. Jennifer Strand Albuquerque, NM

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Happy Midsommer! I sanitized the maypole After you touched it.

Elizabeth Booman Beaufort, SC

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Midsommer hot dish I possibly overdosed Cream of mushroom soup

Cathie Solomonson Troutman, NC

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Winter, it will come But tonight the sun shines bright We’ll sleep when we’re dead Emily Sundseth Saint Paul, MN

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Sun shines on bonfire Glowing beaches, boat-filled fjords, Koselig moments

Astri Doub Owing Mills, MD

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Minnehaha park Svenskarnas Dag with mormor love those memories

Nancy Snyder Boise, ID

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On Summer Solstice Old Vikings partied hardy New Vikings still do

Glenn Anderson St. Petersburg, FL

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Sun light Deep night blue Moon light Fire light barefoot You Star light All Night Whew! Barbara Dykema

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Midsommer Party To Honor the midnight sun Bonfires all around

Michael Anderson Plymouth, MN

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Midsommer birthday Daylight revels all the night Bonfire on the shore

Rebecca Kruse Inver Grove Heights, MN

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Warm Midsommer’s eve Bikes roll gently on the trail Contentment is here

Eric Olson New York, NY

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Dancers young and old Weaving through fields of flowers In bright solstice sun.

Edi Thorstensson St. Peter, MN__________________________

A sweet long light night Twinflower under pillow Lena dreams of Lars

James Carlson Arlington, MN

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Midnight sun in June The coastline filled with bonfires Romance in the air

Tone Olsen

Midnattsol, burning Embers in the wind alight To grace wakened earth

Amy Cox Appleton, WI

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Soak up midnight sun For shorter days nip its heels Bittersweet solstice

Melisa Goss Sioux Falls, SD

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Some years Midsomer And Juneteenth can co-occur. But, not this summer. Stefanie Levi Minneapolis, MN

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June brings midsummer Daylight shines for a long time Sweets eaten all day

Marie Wiegert Minneapolis, MN

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The Maypole beckons… With crowns of garlands, come sing! Dancing like small frogs.

Lynn Carlson Great Barrington, MA

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The long summer light Sea beneath quiet and warm Paddling together

Maria Lehtinen New York, NY

We will celebrate. Dancing, feasting, happiness. Darkness is coming.

Elise Hickey Lennox, SD

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Scandinavians Frolic on Midsommar Day Virus never sleeps

Carol Alberts Plymouth, MN

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Set the ship to fjord Let’s build a big fire too then Where is that brennvin? Lee Bjorndal Austin, MN

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Ice and snow vanish High temperatures are here Horrific sunburn Shoneen Wagner Melbourne, FL

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Midsommer in shorts No mock wedding or bunads But flowers and dreams

Helen Scherer Shawnee, KS

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What season is this Weather to change in minutes Scandinavia Les Pedersen Canton, MI

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Birds are flying by From my window trees turn green Spring escaping me

Carol Hegre Edina, MN

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Good little fires preen Mirroring their mother sun Speckled stars of earth

Teresa Tjepkes Minneapolis, MN

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For goodness sake, All winter, we wait for this! Enjoy the sunshine!

Valerie J Laidlaw

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Da Sun rides up high Wit yer white skin turnin’ red Da Midsommer comes.

Terry Kennedy-Lares Hastings, MN

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After long dark Scandinavian winter Celebrating the summer Solstice and daylight hours Fires, song, Midtsommer pole dancing

Nancy Sand Olson Maple Grove, MN

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The mosquito sucksAll the blood from my bodySlap now he is deadIs this what you wanted?

Knut

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Bonfire, gasoline. What could go wrong? Just in case Keep the hose handy.

John Ofstehage Greenwood, MN

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Dancing at midnight Around the blazing bonfire Morning hangover.

Tom Lund Roseville, MN

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The dill sprig scatters On creamy plates and bowls As the Golden Hour lingers

Peri Stone-Palmquist Ypsilanti, MI

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During Midsommer Minnesota mosquitos Will have a picnic

Shirley Lokstad Schoenfeld Holmen, WI

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Maypoles, garlands, games, The Midnight Sun shines brightly Midsommer has come!

Patricia Chrismer Baltimore, MD

Maypole circle ‘round To the Nyckelharpa tune Welcome summer now

Karen L. Riley Tualatin, OR

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Joy! Wild strawberries! Midsommar is here at last! Too bad there’s a plague Lindsey Hanson

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When the sun is bright Nordic flowers bloom brightest Most light of the year

Annie Carpenter Minneapolis, MN

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Children frolic late Lightning bugs and stars compete To announce bedtime

Jane Stillinger Capitola, CA

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Bonfires and weddings Odd way to celebrate solstice Not like the movie Chris S.

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Four times Finland, friends. Slopes at Midsommer - boulders. Ice, hearts melt; time freezes.” Richard A. Peik Minneapolis, MN

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How strange the light glows At three AM--do I get up Or ease into day?

Mark and Dori Reinhalter

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Midsummer flies by. Winter comes and goes away. Gruel needs no season.

Jim Heskin Duluth, MN

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Flickering bonfire Around we dance, holding hands Wearing flower crowns

Astrid Sara Maple Ridge, British Columbia

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Maypole raised by hand Folk costumes and dancing No bedtime tonight

Joyce Hoffer Lyndhurst, OH

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Midsommer … red barn, Ole watches birds take wing, Sven slides off the roof.

Grant Fjermedal

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The crawfish are here The kettle is boiling fast My mouth is waiting

Anna Sime

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CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS& FOODGary Legwold - Judge

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Herring in the brineSoda cracker waits aloneTwist open the jar

Doug Mattson Albuquerque, NM

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The senses open.What is that heavenly scent?Fresh lefse is served.

Elise HickeyLennox, SD

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Small town newspapersbear church julefest calls tolove thy lutefisk.

Edith ThorstenssonSt. Peter, MN

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Lutefisk, lefsePotatoes and rice puddingA beautiful plate

Anna Sime__________________________

Me, under the tree,Gazing up, cookie in hand,Hypnotized by lights.

Kris Salkil

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New snow on the ground Seven kinds of cookies bakedNow it is Christmas

Norman DalthorpSeattle, WA

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Boil, Fry or MashI am sick of potatoes!But more Lefse please

Susie Helms-WoodallRoswell, GA

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I just discoveredI have Nordic ancestryNow I’ll say “God Jul!”

Patricia ChrismerBaltimore, MD

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Pass the lutefiskLena, I don’t have to go,Okay, then hold it.

Dick KellorChaska, MN

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It’s Christmas morningTime to open our presents?Nope, did it last night

Emily SundsethSaint Paul, MN

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Thor heats mulled wine gløgg Kicksleds park by open door Julebukk warming

Helen SchererShawnee, KS

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Lefse, rice pudding,Lutefisk and krumkake,Julaften favorites.

Tom LundRoseville, MN

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Juleboking funMakes the Christmas more jollyand pepperkakker to eat Shirley Lokstad SchoenfeldHolmen, WI

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Quarantined at homeEating lefse, krumkakeNow belly is big.

Susan ManleyMaywood, CA

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Saffron and raisinsCurly buns and candle crownsSankta Lucia Rebecca AnspachSaint Paul, MN

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Lefse yummy goodSweet and savory LefseFresh warm Lefse good

Lutefisk smellySome people like lutefiskI do not it’s gross

Catherine

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We always lovedRommegrot on Christmas Eve!So buttery sweet!

Valerie J Laidlaw__________________________

Cold, dark all the timeTomte and Lucia laughDala stands so still

C. FarrellPittsboro, NC

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Family timeLutefisk was servedI am alone.

Leona Rowe__________________________

The lefse is warmLingonberries and sugarNordic hearts so full

Annie CarpenterMinneapolis, MN

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Come JulenisseEat Pinnekjott and RibbeLeave out lutefisk Chris S.__________________________

Sundry hurt in hastefor the first place at table:Lutefisk tonight

Jim HeskinDuluth, MN

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Anticipation!Julenissen is comingKeen younsters await

Astrid SaraMaple Ridge, BC Canada

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Christmas feast includesLefse but no lutefisk,Fruit soup, korv and sweets.

Linda LaughtonBloomington, MN

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Frosted blue windows,Candles glow near scented pine,Meatball, salmon feast.

Laurie MartellTucson, AZ

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Swedish rice puddingDecadent creamy berriesStirring worth the time

Terri GarskeFargo, ND

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As the Jule season approachesPreparing, baking lefse and Krumkake brings meCloser to my Norwegian heritage

Nancy Sand OlsonMaple Grove, MN

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Cardamom, ginger,Cloves, spices, such an aromaJul--a baker’s joy!


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Christmas dinner plate.Polar bear in a snow storm?Cod and potatoes?

John OfstehageGreenwood, MN

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Napkins are all gone. So many messes today! Pass a lefse please.

Dale Schott Reinfeld, MB Canada

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Gifts beneath the treeStraw stars do not glitterGingerbread is mine

Joyce HofferLyndhurst, OH

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Coffee in a mugLutefisk jiggles on plateI want more lefse

Erica DunganBozeman, MT__________________________

Uff-da what’s that smell?Pinnekjot! Christmas! Mouth barf.Lutefisk, butter

Carol BjornestadLone Tree, CO

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Lutefisk Santalaughs like bowl full of jelly.A little white lye.

Grant FjermedalShoreline, WA

Butter sugar knifeLefse cooking on the stoveGetting fat at home

Carol HegreEdina, MN

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Both countries cried fowl.U.N. had to intervene.Lutefisk sushi???!!!

Shelley Butchart

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Christmas lutefiskElation for the eldersKids refuse to eat

Shoneen WagnerMelbourne, FL

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Fish bollers and ballsAll the Norwegian thingsDer vil han har hus

Andrew Ludvigsen

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By the Christmas treeFiskeboller for Santa ClausReindeer fly tonight

Lenore Gussin

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A Norwegian treatFishballs, fishcakes and lutefiskGlad tidings for all

Diane Ludvigsen Breezy Point, NY

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Nordics’ Christmas foodBland lutefisk and lefse Diversity rare

Rennae DaneshvaryMelbourne, FL

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Luck for the New Year Hidden in the rommegrot Who found the almond? Mary Olson Schlink Honolulu, HI

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Sleigh ride through the snow Dance round tree of candles flagsSkaal kransekake

Siri HollandDavidson, NC

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Better not to knowBlodklub at the Legion HallBarley, suet, blood

Judy BjorndalAustin, MN

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Fruit soup cold and darkLutefisk smell in my heartPass the Lefse please

Liz Esse KahrsScituate, MA

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No lefse, No Jul No tradition more sacred Lefse Sticks Ready! Norskes! Thomas Martin Arlington, TX

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Lutefisk, a food?You lye if you make it, andYou lie if you like it.

Brent C. WeiserFargo, ND

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Firklover wrappersCrinkle in bunad pockets.Marzipan pig waits.

Jade HidleLong Beach, CA

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Santa Lucia Shining head wreaths all aglow Baked Lussekatter

Rae HoodActon, CA

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Jul fire burns brightly,Tomte watches silently,Anticipation.

Katherine StewartEugene, OR

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Naughty gnomes, nisses;Fraudulent frolicsome friends,Crunch Christmas Krumkakes!

Lana Christopher RankinCaldwell, ID

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Swedes like all white foodLutefisk and much moreSwedish pancakes too

Gladys JohnsonRichf ield, MN

Lutefisk or Glögg Uff-da what a choice that isMaybe I’ll just have both

Jennifer Sue OateyLexington, KY

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Aquavit at Jule.Skol with Bestemor’s wee cups.Warmth for the New Year.

Susan Flaat CooperColorado Springs, CO

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Starry sleigh rides. Joy!Ice drips from pine trees. Night sky.Julenissen rings.

Siri Lise DoubOwings mills, MD

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It’s the Holidays Everyone’s favorite treatsThe plate is too small.

Virginia Sattler-ReimerSaint Paul, MN

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Hot fire cracklingAt the window a frost beadMy lefse sizzling

Virginie Olson

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The nut is hidden‘Neath Risengryns creamy riceWho will get the prize?

Rachel Blomquist

Tasks for the youngestGrind the walnuts, sugar dough,Steal the mixing spoon

Teresa TjepkesMinneapolis, MN

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Potetball is fineThe cod’s tongue is yust divineWhat’s wrong with sørkål?

Lee BjorndalAustin, MN

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Tangy, creamy, ostMy heart is a waffle shapeThe taste lasts all year

Amanda PommereningBrainerd, MN

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Potetball again?And with extra sour milk!?Good lord in himmel!

Peter BjorndalSaint Paul, MN

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each year they arguedoes sugar go on lefsenot on mine I say

heat up the griddlepotatoes mashed, cream is freshroll the lease thin

Cheryl Carlson Schaef leFargo, ND

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Lefse is a treatLingonberry spread on itFor Christmas, we eat!

Carly Engels Johnston__________________________

December JulbordMeatballs with lingonberriesBut no lutefisk

Carol AlbertsPlymouth, MN

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Lefse, lutefisk. Rutebagas, potatoes.Butter or cream sauce?

Jennifer StrandAlbuquerque, NM

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Pine twigs and candlesScent of cardamom and clovesTomten says God Jul

Anne Olson MartinMcLean, VA

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I was a new brideMy husband made me lefseOf course I love him!

Jane EricksonWild Rose, WI

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Yes, I made lefsa! It’s white and thin and it looksLike toilet paper.

Elizabeth BoomanBeaufort, SC

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I can not do itBox up the Jul troll figureGrampa’s tiny twin

Cathie SolomonsonTroutman, NC

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Lutefisk, Lefse,Potatoes, Rye Bread, KaffeKrumkake? You Bet!

Kathleen MoeSan Jose, CA

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One knit capped tomtenWee prankster seeking porridgeBringing me good luck

Valerie Carlson Furey __________________________

Julenissen bringsmore than gifts: warm meals, shiningtrees, a shield from cold

Astri DoubOwings Mills, MD

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Glenn AndersonSt. Petersburg, FL

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The Tomen is nearDark and deep cold has settledEnsuring our warmth

Nancy SnyderBoise, ID

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Smoked fish, Candlelight,Moonlit ski and starry nightSkol! To us tonight

Barbara Dykema__________________________

Lutefisk lefsaMeatballs gravy potatoesGoat cheese herring YUM!

Vicki KlaersElk River, MN

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Krumkake crumblesKringle drizzled with icingI found the almond!

Michael AndersonPlymouth, MN

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Come Jul Danes wonderAre the aebleskivers doneOr runny inside

Rebecca KruseInver Grove Heights, MN

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A brood of cousinsAround the lefse grill swarmSWOOP! First piece is mine!

Melisa GossSioux Falls, SD

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God jul far and wideSt. Nick comes one night earlyto fill us with joy.


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Lutefisk dinnerwhite potatoes,white cream saucePlease bring me meatballs!

Sharon StellerSan Jose, CA

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In-laws’ JulefestA lutefisk AlfredoThose uppity Swedes!

James CarlsonArlington, MN

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Jultrefests bring lightChristmas tastes like JulematKosetid for Jul

Mona Anita OlsenMcLean, VA

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Glogg by the fire,pinnekjøtt in our bellies,smiles all around.

Elizabeth Calio Poughkeepsie, NY

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Tiered, delicateIced almond rings of loveCelebratory

Sonja Olsen__________________________

Dancing around the Christmas treeRustling of dressesGleeful criss cross and twistsBrings us together

Sonja Olsen

Lutefisk tastes goodBut lefse is the true treatAt Norsk Christmas feasts

Chris KjonaasSan Diego, CA

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Lutefisk, lefse,Julekake – Værsågod!Christmas joy once more

Eric OlsonNew York, NY

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Lena made komla.“They’ll love it at the church fest!”Oops, one day too late!

Sheryl SoukupNormal, IL

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Christmas Eve meatballs,Pepperkakor, rye bread, sil.Mormor’s recipes.

Lynn CarlsonGreat Barrington, MA

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Lefse time is hereTime to get out the griddleFlour is everywhere

Joy DanielsonLake Elmo, MN

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Fattigman and brusWaiting to be tasted soonOh the joy of Jul

Tone Olsen

Krumkake irons Toasting crisp cardamom scrolls Singeing fingertips Judith Hanson Huntsville, AL

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Spread butter and roll.Add sugar? Add cinnamon? Oh, such blasphemy.

Jennifer StrandAlbuquerque, NM

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OLE AND LENAOle & Lena commentary by our judges, Ann Berg & Bruce Danielson ___________________________ “For crying out loud”. Ole yelled before car crash. A true Saab story. Dale Mattson Bloomington, MN

Lena said dat is a true story. Ole said dere vas an accident, and dere vas a little dent in da fender. She asked him where da fender vas, and he said, “In da trunk.”

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Lena takes a riskIn her kitchen all aloneTaking off her mask

Carol HegreEdina, MN

Ole says, “Dat’s for sure! Lena can make two tings: Swedish meatballs and lime jello. Only problem is ve can’t tell dem apart!”

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Ole and LenaLena thinks it’s about timeLena and Ole


Ole tinks it might be about dat time. Lena’s da only investment he’s made dat’s doubled in size!

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Lena tells OleHe’s too weak to raise the poleOn Midsommar Dag


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Ole/Lena booksWill not earn the Nobel PrizeFor Literature


Lena says, “Maybe, but dat’s because Ole hasn’t colored in all of dem, yet!”

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They like Decorah But they yust can’t get along Is Thorvald involved?


Lena says to leave Ole’s brother Thorvald out of it! He’s so dumb when he sits on the toilet seat he has to whistle……so he knows which end to wipe!”

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Sitting in his chairOle wears only his hatIn case of a knock

Peter BjorndalSaint Paul, MN

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Ole calls Lena’s summer flat in Oslo. Then: “Hello? Uff da, Sven!” Brad Johnson Delray Beach, FL

Ole says, “Sven is such a great friend, alvas volunteering to help at the cabin when I can’t go!”___________________________

Ole and Lena stories galoreIn this time of political correctness aloneHumor stands test of time


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From death bed Oleasks for pie. Lena says “dat’s for the funeral.“

John Ofstehage Greenwood, MN

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Ole got a giftSnoose, lefse, and rømmegrøtLena knew him well

Shirley Lokstad SchoenfeldHolmen, WI

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Ole and LenaSkiied down da slippery slopeAnd broke all dare bones

Susan ManleyMaywood, CA

Lena and Ole said, “Yah, ven ve vas younger. Now, we break all our bones in da winter yust walking out to da car!”___________________________

Lena weaves rya Ole spins heavy wool yarn Sheep become dizzy Helen SchererShawnee, KS

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Sadly, Ole died.Grieving, Lena placed an ad.“Good used boat for sale.”

Tom LundRoseville, MN

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GenealogyOften gets complicatedOles wed Lenas

Jane StillingerCapitola, CA

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Ole took LenaUp da stairs, to da betroomBut vies dis joke clean?

Terry Kennedy-LaresHastings, MN

Lena says, “It is at Ole’s age.”

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Ole and Lena:Vat da heck you do dat for?Vell, I yust don’t know!

Astrid SaraMaple Ridge, BC Canada___________________________

Ole and LenaNorwegian spring, ever new.Laughter’s gift. Sven, too. Grant Fjermedal___________________________

Ole and Lena—Ethnic self-flagellationOr innocent mirth?!

Stefanie LeviMinneapolis, MN

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“Vant a beer, Ole?”“Nei, Lena says der killers”“I don’t understand?”

“Vell, it’s not onlyda southern beer makes you sick.She says it all does.”

“I don’t understand?”“Ya know, Corona-virus”“Dat vould make me mad!”

“Vell, ja, it does butI’ve got ways to make her mad.”“Ja? How ya do dat?

“Ven she vants a smootchI put on my darn mask andsocially distance.”

Amy CoxAppleton, WI

Married fifty yearsOle and Lena moved house‘Twas a big uff-da


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Grandpa made me laughwith Ole and Lena jokesMemories live on

Chris KjonaasSan Diego, CA

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Lovers in gardenCould not resist Honeycrisp.Ole blames Lena


Ole says, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Lena’s cooking keeps EVERYONE away!”___________________________

Without the accentsOf dat ol’ Norske coupleIs it really a joke?


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Lena wakes Ole“Oh Sven, you was marvelous”“Helga, I ain’t Sven”


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Lena left OleAnd ja, she left the chickensSo the yolks on him


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Ole and Lenamaking fun of immigrantsnever liked those jokes


Ole says, “You don’t like immigrant jokes? I don’t like dose ‘Ole died’ jokes. Uffda!”

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Ole loved LenaNot a match made in heavenLena loved Swen


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Ole passed away Then searched heav’n for his Lena But she’d gone to hell Ruth Younger Chico, CA

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Lena tries out ‘Zoom’.“Am I doing it right?” she asks.“I don’t feel faster!”


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Ole snored awfulScary thoughts came to LenaCPAP saved his hide Cathie SolomonsonTroutman, NC

Lena says dat if you can’t stop a man from snoring, you’re not pushing hard enough on the pillow!

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Two peas in a podWith a love never endingHumorous reprise Barb GardnerMinneapolis, MN

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Ole and Lena Laughter is good medicine Take it for your health Rae Hood Acton, CA

Yup, and Ole and Lena have been laughing at demselves for years!

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Ole once divulged: “Lena, I love you so muchI almost told you.”

Amy LarsonElk River, MN

Lena says, “I told Ole to say something nice to me – like ‘Pass da honey, honey!’ So, he said, ‘Pass da tea, bag!’”

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Ole gets Netflix Der’s one on dream homes, LenaIndoor outhouses!

Doug MattsonAlbuquerque, NM

Lena says, “Ole carpeted our bathroom last summer. Turned out so nice this summer I vant him to carpet all da vay up to da house.___________________________

When courting Lena,Ole served her lutefisk.Lena now dates Lars.

Gary GillundSaint Joseph, MN

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Cat crying in the treeLena waiting patientlyLadder on the ground

Virginie Olson___________________________

Reserved NorwegiansDumb Ole and Lena jokesSilent chuckles heard

Rennae DaneshvaryMelbourne, FL

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Freezing winter nights Lena suggests snuggling Ole gets blankets

Shoneen Wagner Melbourne, FL

Lena says dats yust like her Ole. One night she told him she vanted to be held close; he got her a girdle!

Wed in my bunad I and Ole had such hopes Now we’re just a joke Judy Bjorndal Austin, MN

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Lena bakes the cookiesOle loves to feed the birdsWhere’s the fattigman?

Mary OlsonSchHonolulu, HI

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Come here Ole-o Call in the cows to milk then churn the margarine Susie Helms-Woodall Roswell, GA

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Ole’s unhappy withLena’s Caesarean birthWants a Nordic child


Lena says, “I told Ole dat Caesarean is still Scandinavian! It’s next to Denmark, don’t ya know!”

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Ole says to LenaI love you more than lefse,Uff-da, maybe not.


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Ole and Lena Ya, sure, two Swedes we laugh at Not the sharpest knives. Thomas MartinArlington, TX

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Some lack intellect Some will find humor in that We all have our flaws Emily Sundseth Saint Paul, MN

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Ole and Lena Went to dinner together Uff da, lutefisk! Jim Dietz-Kilen

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Ole asks LenaDo signals on trailer work?Says, “Yes, no, yes, no”.

Brent C. WeiserFargo, ND

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Vont you vear a mask ? Not for Halloween my dear Corona virus

Norman Dalthorp Seattle, WA

Ole says Lena’s sister Ingeborg doesn’t need a mask – her face will scare da virus away. She once entered an ugly contest, and they wrote back, “Sorry, no professionals.” ___________________________

Ole told Lenaas she cooked dinner one night“I don’t deserve this.”

Brian Beatty

Ole says de don’t haf a dinner bell at dere house. Dey yust use the smoke detector!___________________________

Ole asked Lenaduring a fit of passion“Did I vake you, dear?”

Brian Beatty___________________________

Sven liked Lena best Lena is the smartest one Sven’s just ignorant Doug Myhre Eden Prairie, MN

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Uff da yes or noIt’s tough to be NorwegianOle and Lena....

Ginny Anderson

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She used’ta love Sven.Before Ole called her “Sweetheart!” Lena loved Ole, den.

Valerie J Laidlaw

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Lena, want to date? Could think of worse things, Ole. Might even be fun…

Gail Dent

Ole and Lenashall Winter in Decorahbeing retired.


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Ole asked LenaDo you get da jokes dey tell?Ja, neider do I

Nancy TerjesenVenice, FL

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NORDICS & SOCIAL DISTANCINGMax Stevenson - Judge___________________________

The extrovertedNorwegian stared at my shoes.I stared at them too

John OtstehageGreenwood, MN

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mountains now our friendswhere trees cease to cloudberrieswe return to earth

Astri DoubOwings Mill, MD

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Sven and Ole jaPorch sitting twelve feet apartCuz ya never know


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You stand over there I will stay way over here Waiting for the bus Norman Dalthorp Seattle, WA

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A chance for Spring hikes Nature brings a grin on quick Never sad outside

Amanda Pommerening Brainerd, MN

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Stay 6 feet apart That seems a little bit close Will do, you betcha

Jane Sullivan Manhattan Beach, CA

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Quiet protection Separate and isolate Respect for others

Terri Garske Fargo , ND

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I am a Norske Healthy, Sick, please stay away New Normal or Not

Thomas Martin Arlington, TX

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Hey you are too close! Uff da lipstick on my mask Kiss me anyway Susie Helms-Woodall Roswell, GA

Nordics cherish space. Umbrellas, beach chairs, people Stay away! Withdraw! Shoneen Wagner Melbourne, Florida

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No longer must I Go through the agony of Hug or not to hug Judy Bjorndal Austin, MN

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Six feet apart we Must stay to keep the virus Away--perfect day.

Noel Julnes-Dehner Cincinnati, OH

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Not one for close talk Mask my Norwegian square head Uff Da six feet please

Liz Esse Kahrs Scituate, MA

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Six feet between us, It isn’t that romantic, Look the other way.

Dick Kellor Chaska, MN

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I told the in-laws: “Ope, sorry! Please stay away!” For once, an excuse.

Amy Larson Elk River, MN

Social distancing? Nordic introverts, see no Differences at all.

Lana Christopher Rankin Caldwell, ID

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Social distancing First started with lutefisk. That stench is too close!

Susan Flaat Cooper Colorado Springs, CO

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COVID is here now No grand gestures should be done Just the same as before

Jennifer Sue Oatey Lexington, KY

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Though the masks are new, Six feet apart is not too Strange for most of us. Maren Donley Bothell, WA

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One pepperkaka left all alone on the plate, Swedish distancing Rebecca Anspach Saint Paul, MN

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Nordes have big, strong hearts. Six feet apart is nothing. In heart we stay close.

Rachel Blomquist

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Masked, I say stay back Six feet is not hard to hold When unmasked, too close

Marsha Foss Saint Paul, MN

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Frognerparken sun Warm hugs turned heartfelt waving Together apart.

Siri Lise Doub Owings Mills, MD

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Attaching a mask Always a good idea Is tricky with horns

Anne Olson Martin McLean, VA

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My grandma now says They don’t look like Norwegians Vey loudly through her mask.

Jill Jameson Cedar, MN

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Sit six feet apart I have the perfect answer My ice fishing hut

Cathie Solomonson Troutman, NC

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What’s ‘social distance’? Norwegians don’t understand... Distance IS social!

Elizabeth Booman Beaufort, SC

So many shy Swedes Introductions never come When standing apart

Glenn Anderson St. Petersburg, FL

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You gotta like it Directive is to “stay home” No need now to roam

Nancy Snyder Boise, ID

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Social distancing Some fancy new expression Should be Nordic-ing

Michael Anderson Plymouth, MN

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Governor Walz said Nil on steaming sauna crowds Clothes off—bathe alone

Rebecca Kruse Inver Grove Heights, MN

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Stay six feet apart?! Certainly cause for alarm. That’s clearly too close.

Melisa Goss Sioux Falls, SD

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Norwegian husband Born for social distancing Quiet and content

Jane Erickson Wild Rose, WI

Staying home for months Happy as a full tomte Just waiting for spring.

Hannah Sprague Mounds View, MN

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Encased in our space Sausages that do not touch When fried together.

Edi Thorstensson St. Peter, MN

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Shoppers in long line “Price check on toilet paper!” Blushes at six feet.

James Carlson Arlington, MN

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Nationwide dugnad Staying home to save more lives Working together

Mona Anita Olsen McLean, VA

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Social distancing Is simple, just fill your pants With lutefisk. Uff!

Amy Cox Appleton, WI

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Stoic we are not We can live you from afar Challenge accomplished.

Valerie Carlson Furey

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What did Sweden do During this year’s pandemic? Enhanced social norms!

Stefanie Levi Minneapolis, MN

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Six feet between us? Those are the new rules, we’re told. We’re getting closer!

Lynn Carlson Great Barrington, MA

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An unwelcome guest. Socially distance they say. The virus arrived.

Elise Hickey Lennox, SD

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We miss our loved ones, Quietly we bear the pain. Hope and love - our shield!

Linda Haven ___________________________

We miss “granny hugs!” Mormor Gena hugged & kissed, Farmor Thea, not.

Valerie J. Laidlaw___________________________

Six Feet is now correct Nordic social distancing always was a trend Nordics ahead of the curve

Nancy Sand Olson Maple Grove, MN

Scandinavians Must not dance within six feet On Midsommar Day

Carol Alberts Plymouth, MN

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Hot dish made for one The “oh sure’s” and “you betcha’s” On hold for Nordics


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So many are home No small talk or long goodbyes A Nordic’s true glee


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“Hiya” from afar Please to keep your distance now Six feet is too close

Sarah Riemer Minneapolis, MN

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Hygge through Covid I’ve found the loneliness cure Smells of rosettes here

Ashley L. Bader Urbandale, IA

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Sailing on sea ice Grandpa floated in the fog “Six feet is nothing!”

Peter Bjorndal Saint Paul, MN

Perceived cold Nordics Unwanted hugs are the norm Beware viruses

Rennae Daneshvary Melbourne, FL

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Stop by for coffee, Sandbakkels and krumkake Don’t forget your mask.

Tom Lund Roseville, MN

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Helsinki hollers To Sven across the Baltic Oslo overhears

Helen Scherer Shawnee, KS

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Ahead of their time Nordics wait at a bus stop Social Distancing

Patricia Chrismer Baltimore, MD

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On the lonely fjord Far from evil CoVid’s reach Clean crisp Viking air


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Waft of lutefisk Scandinavians invent Social distancing


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Nordics go eight feet That is nothing new for them But the men can’t cook

Shirley Lokstad Schoenfeld Holmen, WI

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Da Covid is here No Viking can come near me Yust blow me a kiss

Susan Manley Maywood, CA

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Meters far from you Masks on both our faces Herregud! it’s farfar

Joyce Hoffer Lyndhurst, OH

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Uffda, back away! Too close to me? You betcha Time for a nice hike Chris S.___________________________

Like ski mask season We recognize each other By twinkles in eyes

Jane Stillinger Capitola, CA

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Nordics, tough climate Excel at social distancing A reticent bunch.


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Inside and outside a Norwegian custom Delmer’s got the jug

Jim Heskin Duluth, MN

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In nature’s safe hands The mountain cabin beckons Isolate yourself!

Astrid Sara Maple Ridge, British Columbia

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I am Svensk and Norsk. To stay back six feet from you Comes quite naturally. Linda Laughton Bloomington, MN

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Season of Covid … Stay six feet apart, asks Ole? Uff-Da! Why so close?

Grant Fjermedal___________________________

How much space between The bodies of such good friends Our hearts are still close

Virginia Sattler-Reimer Saint Paul, MN

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A scarf covers my face I don’t hug those people anyway Same as before all this began

Sandra (Johnson) Beatty

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No real need to hug Never wanted to get close Even handshakes too much Lee B Austin, MN

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The state fair is off No polite “ope, let me get by” Waiting ‘til next year


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Round, freckled, and flat. Rolled with butter and sugar. Stay six feet away!

Laurie Martell Tucson, AZ

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Praise Be All Norway Social Distancing Here Okay Breathe In Glorious Open Fjords

Lea-Anne Carafa

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Do vee keep apart? Yah, you betcha, sure vee do Dat’s da Viking blood.

Terry Kennedy-Lares Hastings, MN

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I stay home, stay safe Viking wanderlust on hold I dream of far shores Marcia Hendersen

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Eyes sparkling and maskNo elbows brushing, courting...In corona times

Virginie Olson

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EDVARD MUNCHMary Jo Thorsheim - Judge___________________________

Painting emotions,Our deepest anxieties,He touches us all.

Tom LundRoseville MN___________________________

Pastels, oils, crayons:Munch choice of vibrant colors:Painful art explodes.

Lana Christopher RankinCaldwell, ID___________________________

Edvard Munch ate lunchLutefisk with TabascoThen screamed for ice cream

Ruth YoungerChico, CA___________________________

People only seeMy existential crisis.Not my other art.

Elizabeth CalioPoughkeepsie, NY

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Tulla sword of bloodHorse treatment spanish flu broochEva Mudocci

Gill HollandDavidson, NC

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I scream and you scream,Ed Munch paints a girl who says“I don’t like ice cream!”


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Very bold canvasAbstract expressionism Something to scream for

Norman Dalthorp Seattle, WA

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Edvard Munch, artistA master of modern angstBest known for the Scream Rebecca AnspachSaint Paul, MN

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Beach of the Norse godsHope still reflected whenStarlight wears a veil

Amanda PommereningBrainerd, MN

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The soul painting SCREAMNorwegian artist mindfulCreative person

Terri GarskeFargo, ND

The bridge and lonely figureEdward Munch – The Scream – Illness, Bereavement, DreadSignals for end of rope


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Furry lightning boltKitchen distorted wallsA mouse a scream

Virginie Olson___________________________

Amazing NatureA loud scream is effectiveTo make us notice

Susie Helms-WoodallRoswell, GA

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Real horror, Edvard! No social distance, no mask I’d be screaming too!

Mary Olson Schlink Honolulu, HI

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I named him EdvardAngels of fear, sorrow, deathCan I protect him?

Judy BjorndalAustin, MN

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I will always screamMy Minnesota goodbyePass the Aquavit

Liz Esse KahrsScituate, MA

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A cold winter night“Lutefisk again?” And so,Munch begins to paint

Emily SundsethSaint Paul, MN

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The sick child by MunchSix paintings are on display Tuberculosis

Rae HoodActon, CA

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ExpressionismCrazed man escapes kool-aid skyAre you OK, Ed?

Doug MattsonAlbuquerque, NM

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What kind of NorsemanWould paint someone making suchA gosh darn racket?

Amy LarsonElk River, MN

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Munch a great artist Troubled man with great talent Known most for the scream Gladys Johnson Richf ield, MN

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Their huddle brightensLooming shade of reflection.Girls: Come, cross, or swim.

Jade HidleLong Beach, CA

Dreary, dismal, bleak.Munch painted desolate scenes.My mind is Screaming!

Susan Flaat CooperColorado Springs, CO

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Our anxietya universal symbolEdvard painted it


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I gave up the boozeWith broad strokes I did not loseNow can’t touch my face

Patrick HowardLouisville, KY

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I paint all those thingsPolite Norwegians neverAdmit to feeling

Maren DonleyBothell, WA

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Oh the agonythe pain and abject horrorcoffee pot is dry

Cathie SolomonsonTroutman, NC

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Have you seen ‘The Scream’?That guy is touching his face!Now I’m screaming, too.


Shiver on Johan Child grows old, cold far too soon We still hear his scream

Astri Doub Owings Mills, MD

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When last in OsloThe Munch Museum door: locked!I let out a Scream


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Screaming NorwegianTaking a walk by the seaSigmund Freud approved


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We know The Scream wellA famous image for sureBut, do we like it?


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Once upon a dreamMy nightmare’s persistent themeEdvard Munch’s “The Scream”


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Someone stole my screamsNordic angst carried awayAlas they are back


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Praise and appraisals Silently he screams out loudPerception is skewed.

Valerie Carlson Furey___________________________

Band director’s tie“The Scream” means watch out today,you’re going to work hard.


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Saab turns left on red.Pedestrian screams “Uffda!”Munch crosses over


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Moody geniusPainting lust and screamsInward man telling secrets.

Edi ThorstenssonSt. Peter, MN

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Once you see Munch’s dogThe Scream has different meaningPerspective matters

Mona Anita OlsenMcLean, VA

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Shall I paint tonight?Edvard had many choices.Instead, he just screamed.

Elise Hickey

Tell me what it meansThe hands that cup a taut faceSpread thick with despair

Friends that look awayAnd fail to hear pain’s shrill cryOr see it’s ripples

Across the sky spreadsBlood red tears in night’s approachA predator’s feast

He howls at the moonHe lets fly a primal screamFrom deep deep within

Or is he laughingBecause no one knows the truthTell me what it means

Amy CoxAppleton, WI

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Moonlight on the beach.Few meet in a single blazeTwo humans. Lonely.

Magne Bruteig___________________________

Is it possibleMunch found a portal to nowWhile painting “The Scream”?

Lisa LaGoo PowellFridley, MN

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I could write a poemBut right now I don’t have timeI wish that I could

Tiina Watts

The Scream is a memeThat can look like a cockerSpaniel to some folk!

Stefanie LeviMinneapolis, MN

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Munch for a ScreamHe came to Minnesota‘Twas the Frieze of Life


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Sickness, death, and angstScreaming out into the voidColorful and dark

Emily HaraldsonAnaheim, CA

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Had love and lost itFreudian masterpiecesAngst, scorn, jealousy

Emily Haraldson Anaheim, CA

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Palette and paint brushAngst roils within the artistHe can almost scream!


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Shrieking in Oslo,Melancholy Edvard Munch.Such anguish, The Scream.

Laurie MartellTucson, AZ

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Emotions spill outVivid colors and stark shapesArt by Edvard Munch

Jane StillingerCapitola, CA

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Edvard Munch survivedThe Spanish flu pandemicOn a wicker chair


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They breath on Munch’s art Yellows flake and turn mellow Scream fades to whisper

Helen SchererShawnee, KS

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Munch did soul paintingsColor and flow with feelingMoments well captured

Chris S.___________________________

Edvard’s picture, Scream,Is a bit unbearable:Makes my head hurt Munch


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Edvard Munch, stressed lunch …Lutefisk without cold beer,Gelled soul screams: Must paint!

Grant Fjermedal___________________________

A sound of natureIt is eighteen ninety threeDid you hear the scream?

Astrid SaraMaple Ridge BC

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I know not much art.Edvard Munch is new to meBut “The Scream” wows me.

Linda LaughtonBloomington, MN

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Standing on a bridgeOh my gosh it’s my exLet me run and hide

Joyce HofferLyndhurst, OH

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Shocking news alert:Today, in Norway, no onestole a Munch painting.

John OfstehageGreenwood, MN

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Painting my feelings Infinite scream of nature Agony and angst.

Sarah Riemer Minneapolis, MN

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Dear man did his bestStayed home to protect the restIf it helps scream on

Ann Rorem BrownPortland, OR

Norwegian born MunchAnxiety and The ScreamDepressing and Dark

Shoneen WagnerMelbourne, FL

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No ‘Scream’ seen that nightMidnight tour of his homesteadOnly peace found there.

Barbara Dykema

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